Northeast Music Guide

NEW SINGLE: ‘HOW DOES YOUR LOVE’   LISTEN HERE  //  SOUNDCLOUD DEBUT ALBUM: ’CHEAPLY BOUGHT, EXPENSIVELY SOLD’  OUT 19 OCTOBER 2019 - ON MODERN SKY UK  + UK LIVE DATES THIS WINTER Credit: Neelam Khan Velas Today, DECLAN WELSH & THE DECADENT WEST return with: ‘How Does Your Love’, a powerful new single that finds nuanced nostalgia in our often-overlooked regional nightlife scene. LISTEN HERE Or, on Soundcloud Here:  https://soundcloud.com/declan-welsh/how-does-your-love Whether it was Jilly’s Rockworld in Manchester, The Kazimier in Liverpool, Gatecrasher in Birmingham, Mint Club in Leeds or The Arches in Glasgow, everyone who has ever grown up in the provinces of the UK will have a local nightclub that will hold a special place in their heart. While these aforementioned totemic nightclubs have sadly all closed their doors in recent years, they and their regional counterparts to be found in every city and every town, from Essex to Aberd

ISRAEL NASH ANNOUNCES SUMMER UK TOUR DATES & FESTIVALS LISTEN HERE “ Nash makes cosmic Americana his own” –  The Times 4* “a thing of wonder… Who can get enough of music as good as this?”  – UNCUT, 9/10 “(a) slick, wonderful album”  – Q Magazine – 4* “ folk-rock visionary” –  MOJO “Nash is a maestro”  – The Independent “as close to heaven as music can take you” –  Louder Than War 9/10 Texas genre-bending rock ’n’ roller ISRAEL NASH returns to the UK this summer in support of his acclaimed 2018 album  Lifted .  The album was recorded at his home studio in the Texas Hill country near Austin and is an Americana-bred opus without equal - as Will Hodgkinson said in his 4 star review of the album in  The Times , “Nash makes cosmic Americana his own”. Allan Jones called the album “a thing of wonder” and asked the question “who can get enough of music as good as this?” in his 9/10 review in  Uncut Magazine , whilst in  Q  Andy Fyfe awarded the album 4 stars and

SHEAFS ANNOUNCE UK HEADLINE TOUR   SHARE NEW SINGLE ‘POPULAR MUSIC’ LISTEN  HERE Credit: Lewis Evans Following the release of their new single ‘Popular Music’, Sheffield’s SHEAFS have announced details of their biggest headline tour to date.   27 th  September    The Foundry, Sheffield 2 nd  October                Hoxton Bar & Grill, London 5 th  October                 Night & Day Cafe, Manchester 11 th  October                Rescue Rooms, Nottingham 12 th  October               Think Tank?, Newcastle   A self reflective jab at the bands own efforts to write a pop song, “Popular Music” blends tongue in cheek lyrics with the infectious punk energy that SHEAFS are becoming notorious for in clubs throughout the UK and Europe.  This is the first release from a much anticipated debut EP that encapsulates the bands journey so far. After teaming up with award winning producer and frontman of Spring King Tarek Musa, there’s a real bite and power

PAUL GILBERT ANNOUNCES ‘BEHOLD ELECTRIC GUITAR TOUR’ FOR SEPTEMBER This September PAUL GILBERT is set to play a string of live dates as part of the ‘Behold Electric Guitar Tour’. Live Dates: September 16th - The Fleece, Bristol 17th - Riverside, Newcastle 18th - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 19th - Academy 3, Manchester 20th - Sub89, Reading 21st - Engine Rooms, Southampton 22nd - o2 Academy Islington, London 23rd - The Mill, Birmingham 24th - Crauford Arms, Milton Keynes   It’s a question every artist has to grapple with: If you’re not pushing yourself creatively, how can you grow? And that’s exactly what acclaimed guitar maestro Paul Gilbert tackles with fervor on his new solo album, I Can Destroy, coming out May 27 via Ear Music / Edel. “One thing I’ve always struggled with as a writer is I don’t think I’ve written a lot of songs that make it easy on the improviser,” the consummate soulful shredder admits. “Coming from a heavy rock background, th

OTHERKIN RELEASE NEW SINGLE "ON & ON" LISTEN  HERE ANNOUNCE SEPTEMBER UK TOUR DATES Buoyed by the success of ‘All That Remains Won’t Be the Same’, Irish alternative rock band OTHERKIN increase speed with the release of ‘On & On’. The band say: 'We were listening to a ton of French House before making 'On & On' and felt inspired to make a song for the dance floor. As we were approaching it from the context of being a guitar band, we thought it would be cool to break the song up with a huge riff, bringing the two worlds together. We paired it with a story of a guy we know who's a conniving, scheming weasel that'll never change his ways, regardless of what happens to him.  This song is like one fist in the air and one middle finger in the air to him.' Produced and mixed by Jolyon Thomas (Slaves, Royal Blood), ‘On & On’ is the third banger-on-the-bounce from the band this year. ‘All That Remains’ enjoyed evening airplay support

AMBER RUN ANNOUNCE UK TOUR DATES FOR OCTOBER SHARE NEW SINGLE ‘AFFECTION’ -  LISTEN  HERE NEW ALBUM ‘PHILOPHOBIA’   OUT 27TH SEPTEMBER Let AMBER RUN’S latest offering Affection seep into your very bones. The chiller will make its way onto their third album, Philophobia, out September 27th. Furthermore, the band will be touring their new material worldwide from September to November. Listen to ‘Affection’:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO30pGYn_14 Pre-Order ‘Philophobia’:  https://www.amber-run.com The song, recorded earlier this year, as part of the album session, is one of the band’s most honest songs to date. Speaking about the song frontman Joe Keogh explains “I hope after people have heard the record they feel closer to the band. Gone are the days where we feel angry to the point of pushing people away. We want to draw people in and keep them close. In the hope we could have a shared experience.” Whether p

FONTAINES D.C. MERCURY PRIZE NOMINATED BAND ANNOUNCE BIGGEST HEADLINE SHOW TO-DATE AT LONDON’S O2 ACADEMY, BRIXTON TUESDAY 25 TH  FEBRUARY 2020 TICKETS AVAILABLE: 31 ST  JULY - 9AM (O2 PRE-SALE) / 2 ND  AUGUST - 9AM DEBUT ALBUM ‘DOGREL’ OUT NOW VIA PARTISAN RECORDS (#9 IN THE UK ALBUM CHART) HEAR:   TOO REAL  /  BOYS IN THE BETTER LAND  /  BIG SHA SHA SHA  /  ROY’S TUNE Following the release of their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Dogrel’ (which charted at #9 in the UK album chart, and landed them a Mercury Prize Nomination), as well as a sold out US tour with labelmates IDLES, an electrifying performance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, a mind-blowing Glastonbury 2019 performance, and yet another BBC 6 Music A listing for their fan-favourite single ‘Boys In The Better Land’; Fontaines D.C. are making their mark. Today, the band continue their rapid upward trajectory with the announcement of their biggest headline show t